Juxta

Preposition used with Accusative only.
The circumflected accents are used to mark the vowels' length.

Non figurative usage

1. Space: near, (very) close to, next to

• juxta crucem   close to the cross

• juxta imperatoris adventum hard by the arriving of the commander

Figurative usage

1. Similarity: on a par with, like

• velocitas juxta formidinem velocity like frightness

• juxta praeceptum   according to the precept